Kevin Roe wrote:
> Has anyone had an experience with Linux on a TYAN THUNDERBOLT 1837UANG
> DUAL PII / III MOTHERBOARD? I was originally planning on buying the Asus
> P2B-DS card with 2 P-III 450 Mhz since it is well know to be compatible
> with Linux. but now I am considering this board. It supposedly can run
> at bus speeds of 133 and has sound and ethernet built in (this concerns
> me in terms of linux support). It also is capable of using 2 G of memory
> as opposed to 1G of the P2B-DS board (I know there is a modification
> required to use more than 1 G under linux). Anyone using this board?
I just setup my new Thunderbolt ($503 from acmemicro.com), I've
populated it
with dual PIII-450s and 384 of Micron ECC PC-100 CAS-2 memory
(memman.com).
So far it seems to be working. The ethernet works just fine, 2.2.10
detects
the SCSI controller (I don't have any scsi devices on it yet). I haven't
gotten sound to work yet, /proc/pci shows the ES1371, but the driver
doesn't
seem to be loading (still looking into that). I'm running RedHat
Rawhide.
Right now I have a Read3D Starfighter (borrowed it from work, it sucks),
still waiting for my Matrox G400 Max.
BTW, the thunderbolt is huge, make sure you get a case that will fit it.
I
hate big cases so I went with a InWin A500 with a 300W power supply. It
fits just fine, but its still running hot. I'm about to order a nice
blower that should cool things down nicely (at the expense of 52 dBA).
--Clem
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